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28-November-2014
28-November-2014

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The plaque, marking the site of the Toolondo School, commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia.  

The Bicentenary marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), commander of the First Fleet, established the foundations of a British colony at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788.

Location

Address:Natimuk - Hamilton Road, Toolondo, 3401
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.990414
Long: 141.935133
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:26-January-1788
Actual Event End Date:26-January-1988

Dedication

Front Inscription

Australia
1788 - 1988

Site of Toolondo School 3051
1914 - 1979
Unveiled by A. H. Scollary

An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.

Inscription in Proximity

Site of Toolondo State School No 3051

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au